St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-05
season adds new vigor to the Latonia

AT JEROME PARK.
NEW YORK, June "A grand days
racing was enjoyed at jerome park to-
day. The weather was fine, the track
fast and the attendance fully 10000.
The racing was superb, but as three hot
fayorites were beaten, the bookmakers
won the bulk of the money. The fin
isheS were close throughout-thr of
them resulting in dead victories.
First race, half mile, two year olds, the
Ocean Queen FLY won by two lengths; King
Crab second, Petulane third; time, 81.
Second race, handicap, one and one-eighth
miles, Richmond won by three lengths; Row
land second, Wonderment third; time, :59.
Third race, ladies stakes, three year old
hllies one and one-quarter miles; Ferenza
won by a short head Flageolet second, Almy
third; time, 2:14.
Fourth race, Westchester handicap, one
and three-eighth miles, Phil Lee won on the
post by head; Eurus second, War Eagle
third; time, 2:27.
Fifth race, selling, one and one-sixteenth
miles, Nettle won by two lengths; Suitor Sec
ono, Belmont third; time, / :56.
Sixth race, handicap steeple chase, full
course, Jim MCGOWAN won by short head;
Shamrock second, Marlborough third; time,
4:31.
ST. LOUIS SPRING MEETING. 5
ST. LOUIS, June 4.-The spring meet
ing of the horse department of the ST.
Louis Fair association opened to-day
with fine weather and good attend
ance. A heavy rain last night made the
track quite soft, and in some places it
was muddy, but the sunshine and fair
wind of the afternoon tended somewhat
to dry it out. 1t was slow, however, as
the time will show.
First race, purse $500 for two-yearolds,
tello won by half length; Hypocrite second,
two lengths in advance of Martha, third;
time, 1:20A.
Second race, purse $500, selling, three
quarters or mile, seven starters, st. Nalen-
tine won; Boccacio second, Hottie third;
time, 20
Third race This was the st. Louis fair
Derby Tor $4,000, and it was considerable OF
bles in it. The track was greatly against fast
time, but it is said to have been sharp
contest and better race than either
the Derby at Louisville or Laonia.
field $50. Terra Gotta led at the start,
Mahony second and Jim Gore third. Pro-
crastinator at once took the lead and came
round T to the stand a5id first Tapped by Mahoney
Insolence last, At the quarter. Pro-
crastinator led by length and
a-half, but in the back Mahoney closed
the gap and was at his throat latch, the
PAGER two lengths ahead of the bunch, and
on the turn they came back to the BUNCH
Mahoney leading on the stretch, with Inso-
lence second and Terra Gotta third. lapped
by Procrastinator, and Jim Gore lv :iinu tnem
all. Down the stretch Gore came through with
Terra Gotta and made the race to the finish,
but near the sixteenth post Jim Gore failed
and Terra Gotta led under the wire a winner
by two lengths, Jim Gore second, a head in
front OF Mahoney, third, Insolence fourth,
and Proerastinator fifth. Time, 2:50l2.
Fourth race, purse $500, one mile-There
were seven starters. Jacobin won, Darruna
second, Glenhall third. No time given.
Fifth race, the Missouri steeplechase,
81 900 added, full course seven starters. AS
they came on the track Asceoh led, but he
had to give way to Tennessee, who won as
he pleased by ten lengths, Asceoh second,
Aurelian third.
THE FRENCH DERBY.
PARIS, June 4.-The following are the
probable starters for the grand prize at
Paris, which will be run tomorrow: j.
Simono Harrison's colt, Merry Hamp-
ton; NJ. Dawson's colt, the Baron; p.
AumOnt's colt, MOnarque; P. AumOnt's
filly, Tenebreuse; G. j. Lefeyre'S colt,
Prattle; Comte de Berteux's colt,
Vaneau; Michael Epprussis' filly, Ba-
varia and colt Gournay Baron; A. de
Schickler's colts, LeSancia and Kraka-
toa. In the betting Merry Hampton,
the winner of the derby at EPSON, is
the favorite, five to four being offered
on him. The next choice is the Baron,
who ran second to Merry Hampton in
the Derby; three to one is offered
against him, four to one against Mon
argue and twelve to one against Tene-
breuSe. The others are not mentioned
in the betting. Merry Hampton will
probably be ridden by Watts, the Baron
by Webb, Monarque by BARLEY and
TenebreuSe by Wycherley. L